Green dream dawns for a rainforest lost and regained

At the foot of Niuling Mountain in the southeast of Hainan island, lies a mysterious valley that is a palace of plants - from lowly weeds to the nobility of flowers.

CHEN ADDS GRACE TO CHINESE FASHION

Twenty years ago Grace Chen became the first student from the Chinese mainland to study fashion design in New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.

Meet Doreen Hynd, 92, tai chi chuan master

Balance is a word that you'll hear often from Doreen Hynd, a 92-year-old tai chi chuan master who has taught the martial art for almost 30 years both in the US and Canada.

US should not shun global trade system

China's central bank surprised expectations by leaving borrowing costs for interbank loans unchanged on Thursday despite the US Federal Reserve raising benchmark interest rates. A decision that has sparked fresh concerns about the state of the Chinese economy.

Law cannot condone violence

In the riot in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Chinese New Year in 2016, hundreds of people rushed into the streets and used sticks and tiles to "fight" with police. They burned cars, assaulted people and damaged public property. For two years, Hong Kong has been paying the bill for the riot.

Pension fund cake must be bigger so all regions get reasonable slice

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, will start to adjust the pension funds among provincial-level regions on July 1 to ensure the sustainability of the fund, particularly in the less-developed regions, and make the pension level more balanced among different regions, according to a notice issued recently. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Domestic movies risk losing their audience

THE BOX OFFICE REVENUE in China hit 28.44 billion yuan ($4.45 billion) in the first five months of this year, up 22.4 percent year-on-year. It is thus highly likely that the box office revenue will reach a new high this year. People's Daily Comments:

Seven cats enough to put balance of rights out of kilter

RESIDENTS of a community in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, recently complained that one of the neighbors raised seven cats and let them live alone in an apartment, which caused a bad smell throughout the building. Thepaper.cn comments:

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How peninsula peace process will proceed

US President Donald Trump and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un signed a joint statement at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday. They also made important promises but without specifying them in the joint statement, which contains many uncertainties, such as those on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and "complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization", as demanded by the US.

Cram schools increase students' burden

Editor's note: The ongoing nationwide campaign to regulate the education sector is aimed at easing the academic burden of elementary and middle school students. While more than 12,000 "cram schools" had been overhauled by the end of May, many people feel the campaign could lead to a broad-brush approach to improve the existing education system. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Turning tourism into a cultural industry

With Dragon Boat Festival round the corner, it's time to think about how to enrich tourism with traditional culture.